The nuraghe Dronnoro is located in the territory of Fonni, on a plateau from which one can admire the beautiful view of the village; the lands surrounding the nuraghe, although mainly used for grazing, feature granite outcrops that testify to intense quarrying activity. From the nuraghe come two “armille” (bronze bracelets) with an internal diameter of 55 mm for the largest and just 48 mm for the smallest, which was found broken into two pieces.
The original monument was a single-tower tholos nuraghe (with a false dome covering), to which two smaller towers were later added, one located to the West and the other to the North; in front of the complex, there is an open-air front courtyard. The masonry is made of medium to large-sized granite blocks, arranged in orderly horizontal rows. Larger blocks, however, are used in the lintel of the entrance, topped by a powerful architrave with a small discharge window.
The entrance leads to a corridor about 4 m long and 1.5 m wide; the internal courtyard is quadrangular in shape, bordered by the tower and the masonry structures of the bastion, which create a sort of claw-like protrusion. In ancient times, it was possible to reach the main tower from the two towers via galleries, which today are blocked and impassable. Surrounding the nuraghe is a village, of which traces are not well preserved. (excerpt from Fonni Turismo)
The photos of the nuraghe Dronnoro are by: Andrea Mura-Nuragando Sardegna, Gianni Sirigu, Francesca Cossu, and Bibi Pinna.
